2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 graduate tuition & fees at UCSD graduate schools is $14,535 for California residents and $29,637 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 2.18% from last year. The following tables show the 2024 graduate tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at UCSD.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Cost of Attendance page
Annual Tuition & FeesCost per Credit HourLiving Expenses
UCSD 2024 Graduate Tuition & fees
YearCalifornia ResidentsOut-of-State
TotalTuitionFeesTotalTuitionFees
2020$13,455$11,442$2,013$28,557$26,544$2,013
2021$13,529$11,442$2,087$28,631$26,544$2,087
2022$13,564$11,442$2,122$28,666$26,544$2,122
2023$13,903$11,700$2,203$29,005$26,802$2,203
2024$14,535$12,264$2,271$29,637$27,366$2,271
UCSD 2024 Graduate Tuition Per Credit Hour
YearCalifornia ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$0$0
2021$0$0
2022$0$0
2023$0$0
2024-$1-$1
2024 Living Costs
YearOn-CampusOff-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpensesRoom & BoardOther Expenses
2020$14,271$4,035$13,681$4,760
2021$15,336$4,203$13,749$4,900
2022$16,145$4,163$14,383$4,881
2023$16,710$4,249$14,372$4,982
2024$17,198$4,735$15,566$5,546

Offered Graduate Degrees and Major Programs

The graduate schools at University of California-San Diego offers 255 major programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), degrees/programs.
You can view all major programs including undergraduate programs offered at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Graduate Programs by Award and Online Availability
Number of Graduate ProgramsNumber of Online Graduate Programs
Master's730
Doctorate (Research)730
Doctorate (Professional)30
Total2550
Master'sDoctorate

Graduate Student Population

At UCSD, there are 42,006 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Of that, 8,910 students have enrolled in graduate programs. By gender, there are 5,119 male and 3,791 female students are attending the graduate school. The male to female ratio is 1.35 to 1. University of California-San Diego offers online graduate degree/certificate programs and 43 students enrolled in online graduate programs.
You can check and view more student population by gender, race, age, and online enrollment at Enrollment Statistics page.
Student Population by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1688
Asian1,384679705
Black or African American1697099
Hispanic829368461
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander624
White1,9821,071911
Two or More Races311153158
Race/Ethnicity Unknown234125109
Total 8,9105,1193,791